Live photos not working after IOS update & sync with iCloud - PLEASE HELP :((((

Hello All,


I am a newbie here and please kindly help me :(

I have a batch of live photos in my iphone 7 which after the below events I can no longer view the "live action of these photos, no matter in iphone or icloud.


1)IOS update

2) iCloud backup


In iphone 7 now, there is an exclamation mark on the right bottom corner and when I want to save or tap the photo, it said "An error occurred while loading a higher quality version of this photo”. Then when I went to icloud to locate and download the same live photo, there is a "cross" in the live icon and after download, only a jpeg file can be downloaded and the mov file is no where to be found. But strangely it is a batch of live photos during 2019-2020 and recent ones all worked fine.


Can anyone please help? :(

Nearly most live photos are my new born girl back then :(


Would appreciate your help!!!


iPhone 7

Posted on Nov 6, 2022 06:04 PM

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Nov 8, 2022 04:52 PM in response to Cherrytkm

HI there Cherrytkm,


We're happy to help. We understand how important photo memories are to preservice.


Is your iPhone updated? Here's how to check: Update iOS on iPhone


The other thing we'd recommend is to restart your iPhone if you haven't lately. Restarting is a great troubleshooting step.


  1. Press and hold the side button until the power-off slider appears.
  2. Drag the slider, then wait 30 seconds for your device to turn off.
  3. To turn your device back on, press and hold the side button until you see the Apple logo.


When you receive an error message when trying to open the Live Photo, are you on Wi-Fi or cellular? If Wi-Fi, can you try a different Wi-Fi network?


These steps can get you started towards resolution. Let us know if you have any questions.


Take care.

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